March 2018
From where we stand...
...and where we stand is in room 3A30: ETHOS Lab has moved, and actually settled in throughout the past month. Our IoT residents Alexa and the Google Home Assistant have shown some reluctance, but they seem to slowly be coming around and settling in as well. Come by and see our new lab in 3A30--the old printer room--in front of the 3E corridor. Not least to say hi to Simy, who will fill the role as Lab Manager while Marie is on maternity leave. The lab in its new location has already hosted meetings planning the Python Study Group, Shut Up & Write sessions, and not least a cozy event marking Marie's temporary farewell.
With a 'Session on poetry, a tribute and a farewell', Marie engaged ETHOS friends in a casual, yet compelling, discussion of poetry as a an analytical device in ethnographic writing, while also paying tribute to famed and departed science fiction writer Ursula Le Guin. All by the digitally projected fireplace and with our new view of the canal from our windows. Marie is now off loading baby, and will afterwards spend time rebooting.
March has kicked off with Open Data Day 2018. Open data enthusiasts came together March 2nd--on a snowy Friday afternoon--to celebrate open data and acknowledge inspiring projects and efforts related to open data. To this end, ETHOS Lab, Open Knowledge Denmark and Open4Citizens were delighted to award the first Open Data Award/Åben Data Prisen to one particular project out of many, which you can read more about in the coming sections. On this first-of-its-kind occasion of celebrating open data, great talks and socialising with others interested in open data and its possibilities and challenges was the focus. Perhaps we can do it (and more) again next year!
There is more to look forward to in March and early April, namely visits by two prominent scholars. During Easter Week, we will be visited by postdoctoral scholar Stuart Geiger from UC Berkeley, who will give a publicETHOS talk on Monday March 26, and a workshop on Tuesday the 27th. In the beginning of April, Orit Halpern will be giving a talk and a seminar. Keep and eye on our Facebook page, Twitter, and ReadIT for more information about these events.
Are you writing your thesis or working on another assignment where you feel you are lacking dedicated time to write? Then join our weekly Shut Up & Write sessions every Thursday from 9:30-11:30 in room 3A30. You can sign up here: bit.ly/writewrite
On March 23 former Head of Lab Professor Brit Ross Winthereik will be giving her inaugural lecture ‘Seeing through infrastructure: Ethnographies of health IT, development aid, energy, and data’. We encourage you all to join. It will take place in Aud. 1 from 14:00-15:00.
All the best,
ETHOS Lab
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